Friday, September 25, 2015

Rylee joined our family on Monday (9-21). At the Breeders there were 3 little girls available and we chose Rylee. It was so hard to choose, Mountain Man wanted to bring home 2 but I think one puppy at a time is enough. Yorkie puppies are born black and gold and look like a little bear. Some stay black and gold, but Rylee will be silver like Roxy was. Her roots are already starting to come in silver (gray).

It has been a busy week trying to get on a schedule. Rylee sleeps quietly (for the most part) in her crate at night. We start our day between 6:00 and 6:30 am. The first two days she slept a lot but now that she is settled in it is ON! Morning consists of breakfast, 2 hours of playtime and a nap. ﻿

Afternoon is lunch, playtime, a nap and more playtime. Evening is more of the same.

On Thursday Rylee had her first Vet visit. She was a big hit, I didn't think we were going to get her back. She weighs 2 lbs and is 12 inches long.

The Vet told us to make sure she gets about 4 meals a day and that is fine with Rylee she loves food. Training Mountain Man not to feed her everything he's eating is going to be a chore.

I'll try to take lots of pictures and blog when I can so you can watch her grow.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

A lot of these apply to me. I was worried because I get passionate about something but after a while I become bored with it. I have done quilting, rug hooking, jewelry making, wool applique, mixed media painting, art journaling, played with alcohol ink, crocheted aragumi animals, made soap, tried micro macramé, played with zentangle and made purses from recycled clothing. See what I mean?

Our shop is a blessing because I have a place where I can sell what I make. Because we get Tourists from all over the world my work has gone to England, Italy and all over the U.S. As scary as it is to put my work on public display it is affirming when someone likes and buys my work.

In future posts I'll share some of my work. Here's a sneak peak:

No matter your age or ability I hope you choose to do what you love. Ronda

Saturday, September 19, 2015

The biggest change that has happened in my life is my Great granddaughter Miss Kendrick. She was born on 12/30/15 and is a happy girl. This picture of my girls (Kendrick and her Mama Catie) was taken at the beach this summer. Aren't they beautiful?

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Another big and sad change is that we lost our Yorkie, Miss Roxy in May. She was in our lives for 14 wonderful years and made us smile everyday. We miss her so much.

Our shop is surviving in spite of the drought and the wild fires this summer. We were lucky that the fires weren't close to us but we did have smoke for several weeks.

We had some cooler weather this week but it's suppose to go back into the 100's the next couple of days. Like many of you I'm ready for fall so I made a pumpkin pie yesterday to get the season started.

We've started looking for a new fur baby. We're really drawn to Yorkies but may visit the local shelter to see if we can find someone to rescue. The danger in going to a shelter is that Mountain Man is going to bring them all home.

About Me

My husband, our Yorkie and I moved to the Sierra Nevada Mountains a few years ago. We live almost in the middle of California, about 20 miles south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park. I enjoy trying new things, whether it be recipes,crafts, hiking trails or blogging. Who knows what I'll try next.